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but speaker john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election the mandate from the american people is to work together even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill kristol, editor of "the weekly standard," seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> you know what? it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. really? t >> reporter: the president begins making his case this week. what's different this time is that administration officials are already suggesting to congress that mr. obama is willing to let the deadline pass, let tax rates go up, and spending be cut if he can't get the deal he wants. norah, charlie? >> wow. bill plante in washington, thank you. >>> later this morning we'll ask conservative activist grover norquist if republicans are backing away from his no tax increase pledge. >>> two weeks ago today superstorm sandy battered the northeast. more than 100,000 homes and businesses still have no power. most of them are on new york's lon
but speaker john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election the mandate from the american people is to work together even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill kristol, editor of "the weekly standard," seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> you know what? it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. really? t >> reporter: the...
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of the shooting rampage here in connecticut, house speaker john boehner canceled the weekly republican media address so the president could "speak for the entire country at this time of mourning." again today, the president called for what he terms "meaningful action" to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. bill plante is at the white house and joins us now. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, jim. that's right, the president in his weekly address tried to reach out and comfort a nation in shock. >> our heart are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. >> reporter: the president again raised the hopes of those anxious for gun control legislation by repeating the rallying cry he made with such emotion on friday. >> and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> reporter: mass shootings in recent years have not led to stricter gun laws, but this time could be different, says ucla law professor, adam winkler. >> if there's one thing that will motivate people to ta
of the shooting rampage here in connecticut, house speaker john boehner canceled the weekly republican media address so the president could "speak for the entire country at this time of mourning." again today, the president called for what he terms "meaningful action" to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. bill plante is at the white house and joins us now. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, jim. that's right, the president in his weekly address...
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boehner tuesday. before boehner took to the house floor to criticize the president. >> the longer the white house ze slow walks this process the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: mr. obama's new proposal lowered his request for tax revenue from $1.6 trillion in ten years to $1.4 trillion.trillion on tuesday the white house threw corporate tax reform into the mix, adding it to the already agreed upon push next year for reform of individual tax rates.dismisse boehner's described it as unrealistic and said the tax revenue was "a red herring." the top senate democrat doubted a fiscal cliff deal would be l cli wrapped in time for christmas. >> i think it's going to be extremely difficult to get it done before christmas. >> reporter: speaker boehner is meeting at this hour with house republicans. despite all the gloom the president said he remains confident a fiscal cliff deal will get done. charlie and norah? >> major garrett thank you. nancy pelosi leads the democratseads in the ho
boehner tuesday. before boehner took to the house floor to criticize the president. >> the longer the white house ze slow walks this process the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: mr. obama's new proposal lowered his request for tax revenue from $1.6 trillion in ten years to $1.4 trillion.trillion on tuesday the white house threw corporate tax reform into the mix, adding it to the already agreed upon push next year for reform of individual tax rates.dismisse...
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welcome back to cbs this morning. >> we'll have more with house speaker john boehner. we discussed mitt romney's race to the white house and then talked to the speaker about his working relationship with president obama as well as his own journey to the current position of power. >> it is often said when ronald reagan was president that they could get together and they could have a drink or have dinner. do you have dinner with the president? >> we don't have dinner. we have had drinks together before. >> it is not a problem of relationship. >> we get along fine. it's just that we disagree. even though we disagree on some major issues the american people expect us to find enough common ground to move the ball down the field to address america's challenges. i told the president anytime that i think that there is an idea whether his idea or my idea that would be good for our country i would be there to support it. >> what probe -- >> no mulligans. >> he is one of the presidentess that wants to take a mulligan. >> no. he and i are partners and we play by the rules. >> how
welcome back to cbs this morning. >> we'll have more with house speaker john boehner. we discussed mitt romney's race to the white house and then talked to the speaker about his working relationship with president obama as well as his own journey to the current position of power. >> it is often said when ronald reagan was president that they could get together and they could have a drink or have dinner. do you have dinner with the president? >> we don't have dinner. we have...
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we showed up at speaker of the house john boehner's weekly press briefing. why is it that legislation that everybody agrees is desperately needed is taking so long to pass? >> the congress is working on this. the senate is getting ready to move a bill. the energy and commerce committee is getting ready to mark up a bill in early may. but i would also ask where's the administration been? where's the president of the united states been? >> reporter: when we spoke to the legislators they said to talk to you about the leadership. >> i respect the committee process and the committees have their work to do to investigate this. >> reporter: remember, that committee process began over a year ago. during that year, another of elena's drugs has hit the shortage list. she needs it to soften chemo's toxic effects. >> i can't imagine what it would be like without it. when you have diaper rash that's literally an open wound over your whole bum, it's like screaming pain. it's horrible. >> reporter: legislation has cleared a committee but still needs a vote by the full sena
we showed up at speaker of the house john boehner's weekly press briefing. why is it that legislation that everybody agrees is desperately needed is taking so long to pass? >> the congress is working on this. the senate is getting ready to move a bill. the energy and commerce committee is getting ready to mark up a bill in early may. but i would also ask where's the administration been? where's the president of the united states been? >> reporter: when we spoke to the legislators...
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conveyed in a 28-minute phone conversation yesterday between president obama and house speaker john boehner. both sides describe that conversation, scott, as direct and candid. those are words custom early reserved for diplomacy between sworn adversaries and tonight that might be where we are. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. now, have a look at these two pictures. president obama and mitt romney at the final debate, the last time they shook hands, until today, when the president hosted a kind of "bury the hatchet" lunch at the white house. the two men promised to work together on shared concerns if the opportunity arises. the united nations voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to recognize the palestinian territories as a state. something palestinians have as a sight. something palestinians have sought for generations, but a diplomatic setback for the u.s. and israel. th the territories on the west bank, the jordan river, and along the gaza strip are home to palestinians displaced by the war that created israel in 1948. today's vote doesn't create an independent palestine. that would hav
conveyed in a 28-minute phone conversation yesterday between president obama and house speaker john boehner. both sides describe that conversation, scott, as direct and candid. those are words custom early reserved for diplomacy between sworn adversaries and tonight that might be where we are. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. now, have a look at these two pictures. president obama and mitt romney at the final debate, the last time they shook hands, until today, when the president...
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the big prize is still finding some way to get conservative republicans to vote with john boehner but you're right. this is the reason that all the details are in secret is because negotiators are kind of suggesting and hinting at ways they may bend and flex but the reason they never want any details to get public is that if one side is going to bend, they're going to expect the other side to bend, too, and only until everybody get their bending sort of alined can they present them to their sides because the minute democrats hear entitlements will be touched they'll want to know what they're getting in return. same with republicans. so you're right the same dynamic is in play. republicans say if we're going to raise tax rates what are we going to get in return. democrats say raising tax rates isn't much of a prize. we won the election. if you're asking us to do these big cuts -- >> what would happen if the president said to john boehner, this is where i will cut education and entitlements and medicare, what would the republicans do then? >> well, he's saying that in a way in these neg
the big prize is still finding some way to get conservative republicans to vote with john boehner but you're right. this is the reason that all the details are in secret is because negotiators are kind of suggesting and hinting at ways they may bend and flex but the reason they never want any details to get public is that if one side is going to bend, they're going to expect the other side to bend, too, and only until everybody get their bending sort of alined can they present them to their...
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it's a legislative head shake by boehner or a sign that progress is derailed. >> speaker boehner's proposal is not balanced. will not protect the middle class. because it can't pass the senate. and it doesn't do anything. >> reporter: mr. obama wants to raise income taxes on households earning more than $400,000. the rate would increase from 35% now to 39.6%. previously mr. obama demanded higher taxes on households earning $250,000. the white house says a deal is in sight. >> there's an opportunity on the table here to achieve $1.2 trillion in additional spending cuts. it seems like folly to walk away from that opportunity. >> you know, major, charlie and i are just sitting here talking watching your piece about both sides talking about this. they're feeling pressure from their bases on this. what angers them the most? >> reporter: of course, there are complaints on the right and the left. on the left, democrats are not happy that the president has given up two things they wish he hadn't. one, raising the income tax threshold for higher tax ratings. from $250,000 to 400,000 tlrs. the presid
it's a legislative head shake by boehner or a sign that progress is derailed. >> speaker boehner's proposal is not balanced. will not protect the middle class. because it can't pass the senate. and it doesn't do anything. >> reporter: mr. obama wants to raise income taxes on households earning more than $400,000. the rate would increase from 35% now to 39.6%. previously mr. obama demanded higher taxes on households earning $250,000. the white house says a deal is in sight. >>...
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the house is set to vote today on speaker john boehner's plan "b." it's already been dismissed by the president, who insists a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is not that far away. in a new "usa today"/gallup poll, 23% say the economy remains the top issue facing the country. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie, norah and gail. the house votes today have slammed the brakes on talks to put together a grand bargain and avert the fiscal cliff. republicans say they need these votes to lay the groundwork for a deal if one can be reached next week. the white house would prefer the republicans skip all this maneuvering and come back to the negotiating table. >> i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and other leaders up in congress, but ultimately, they've got to do their job. right now their job is to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced, responsible package of deficit reduction. >> reporter: the house will vote on some spending cuts and a bill to impose higher income taxes
the house is set to vote today on speaker john boehner's plan "b." it's already been dismissed by the president, who insists a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is not that far away. in a new "usa today"/gallup poll, 23% say the economy remains the top issue facing the country. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie, norah and gail. the house votes today have slammed the brakes on talks to put together a grand bargain and avert the...
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version of the dream act would create a second-class status for folks, and i understand that speaker boehner said he doesn't expect that issue will be addressed in this congress. but we should engage in a conversation, and in a debate. >> schieffer: do you think, mr. mayor, if mitt romney decided to put senator rubio from florida on the ticket that that would make a difference? >> i haven't seen-- governor barbour knows a lot more about these elections than i do-- but i have rarely seen a vice presidential candidate do much-- >> schieffer: jack kennedy, when he put lyndon johnson-- >> like i said, rarely. it might help you with a state. i don't expect that it's going to win you an election or win you an entire demographic. this is going to be fought out on the issues, and i think the president's better on the issues, but that remains to be seen. >> schieffer: what do you think, governor? >> well, again, i hope this campaign is a campaign about policy and the results of the president's policies. can a vice presidential candidate just change the whole deck? no, i don't think so. you're right.
version of the dream act would create a second-class status for folks, and i understand that speaker boehner said he doesn't expect that issue will be addressed in this congress. but we should engage in a conversation, and in a debate. >> schieffer: do you think, mr. mayor, if mitt romney decided to put senator rubio from florida on the ticket that that would make a difference? >> i haven't seen-- governor barbour knows a lot more about these elections than i do-- but i have rarely...
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boehner is discussing the latest white house proposal with fellow republicans today. major garrett is at the white house. major, are we finally close to a deal? >> reporter: it looks that way and it feels that way nora, charlie, and gale. there is no timetable for announcing it, but there are people who would not be surprised that there was an announcement possibly as early as tomorrow and maybe voting this week on the final compromise to avert the fiscal cliff. now if you want all the underlying, really nerdy details, go to cbsnews.com. i have a piece that has them there. let's go over broad outlines. the president yesterday made two significant concessions. one, he had previously said he wanted income taxes raised for everyone making more than $250,000. he raised the threshold yesterday to house and senate republicans to $400,000. and for the first time the president said he would be willing to accept some reduction in future cost of living benefit increases for those who received federal benefits including social security recipients. republicans haven't brought on
boehner is discussing the latest white house proposal with fellow republicans today. major garrett is at the white house. major, are we finally close to a deal? >> reporter: it looks that way and it feels that way nora, charlie, and gale. there is no timetable for announcing it, but there are people who would not be surprised that there was an announcement possibly as early as tomorrow and maybe voting this week on the final compromise to avert the fiscal cliff. now if you want all the...
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we've listened to speaker boehner. the president will make his case today. is there generally a mood that enough of this dysfunction, let's get things done and let's compromise, as long as we don't cross over our principles? >> yeah. i think there is a mood for compromise. the question is -- it will be interesting to watch the theater here. in 2010 during the lame duck period after the election there was -- they got some work done. and what -- for negotiation to work, both sides will probably start very far away. the question is will each leave the other a pathway so that they can get to a compromise. and so one thing quite difficult is for republicans to vote for a tax increase for those over $250,000. that's where things will start. the question how does it get worked out behind the scenes? in the new agreement -- in 2010 a lot of liberals were angry with the president because it looked like he had lost by allowing an extension of the bush era tax cuts we're talking about all over again. what the president did, though was won an extension of the payroll ta
we've listened to speaker boehner. the president will make his case today. is there generally a mood that enough of this dysfunction, let's get things done and let's compromise, as long as we don't cross over our principles? >> yeah. i think there is a mood for compromise. the question is -- it will be interesting to watch the theater here. in 2010 during the lame duck period after the election there was -- they got some work done. and what -- for negotiation to work, both sides will...
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. >> according to "new york times," house speaker john ba boehner has asked democratic leaders to step aside so he and the president can negotiate a deal one on one, and no one is objecting. >>> the crisis in egypt remains volatile, with massive anti-government rallies planned today. >>> heartbreaking survival story for a woman stranded in the snow in the california sierra nevada mountains. >>> shoppers at a seattle macy's had to be hospitalized when an escalator they were riding malfunctioned. >> fire to the end zone. touchdown. >> broncos with their eighth straight win. >> all that -- >> three, two, one! >> my 50th birthday, she gives everybody a car and then she's all, thank you for coming to gayle's birthday! >> we're talking about oprah, right? >> no, of course not. >>> and all that matters. >> south carolina tea party says jim demint is resigning. >> leaving the senate a lot better than i found it. >> jim demint leaves some big shoes to fill. >> jim demint leaves some big shoes to fill. then again -- captioning funded by cbs en again -- >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm char
. >> according to "new york times," house speaker john ba boehner has asked democratic leaders to step aside so he and the president can negotiate a deal one on one, and no one is objecting. >>> the crisis in egypt remains volatile, with massive anti-government rallies planned today. >>> heartbreaking survival story for a woman stranded in the snow in the california sierra nevada mountains. >>> shoppers at a seattle macy's had to be hospitalized when...
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house speaker boehner's countdown led to the lighting of the capitol hill christmas tree last night. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: but washington is counting down this month to the dark unknown of the fiscal cliff. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: on his first view sbr interview on the fiscal cliff, he rejected john boehner's proposal. >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal is out of balance. >> reporter: raising taxes on households earning more than $250,000. >> we'll have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: republicans want smaller tax increases overall and no movement on higher income tax rates. they want to cut unnamed tax bre breaks and deductions, which they say will do more to boost economic growth. the white house considers the proposal and economic rationale behind it laughable. >> we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> reporter: republicans answered back ba-humbug. >> this is absolutely not serious and the admi
house speaker boehner's countdown led to the lighting of the capitol hill christmas tree last night. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: but washington is counting down this month to the dark unknown of the fiscal cliff. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: on his first view sbr interview on the fiscal cliff, he rejected john boehner's proposal. >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal is out of balance. >> reporter: raising taxes on households earning more than...
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john boehner voted to repeal the law during an interview with norah o'donnell on "face the nation." >> the house has already voted some 30 times to repeal or defunct this law. >> and we're going to do it one more time. >> what's the point? >> we want to show people we are resolved to get rid of this. >> why not work with him rather than repeal the whole thing? even mitt romney says -- >> no, no, this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to to go down this path. >> with us now major garrett for national journal. >> good to be here this morning. >> we heard speaker boehner say this has to be ripped out by its roots. is this risky for republicans to be focusing on this? >> they do not believe so at all. they believe their tea party supporters demand this kind of rejection of the health care law and they believe independents and swing voters are going to be over time persuaded if they're unhappy about the economy, one of the thing holding it down is the health care law. republicans have to m
john boehner voted to repeal the law during an interview with norah o'donnell on "face the nation." >> the house has already voted some 30 times to repeal or defunct this law. >> and we're going to do it one more time. >> what's the point? >> we want to show people we are resolved to get rid of this. >> why not work with him rather than repeal the whole thing? even mitt romney says -- >> no, no, this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is...
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so house speaker john boehner said this morning that confronted with incomprehensible evil, americans pull together and embrace our national family more tightly. house minority leader nancy pelosi echoing those words and saying the thoughts and prayers of all members of congress are with coloradans this morning as they grapple with the random senseless act of violence that took the lives of innocent people. and colorado senator mark udall said, quote, i am deeply saddened and outraged by these senseless and tragic shootings. he went on to say, i am praying for a speedy recovery for those who were wounded. other members of the colorado delegation are using words this morning like stunned, furious, and horrific. >> nancy, will the congress expressly do anything differently than it would have done different today or have any kind of special expression of the nation's grief? >> reporter: well, the senate actually went out yesterday, so i would assume actually that the two colorado senators like many and are on their way to their n home districts. normally after a shooting like this, there
so house speaker john boehner said this morning that confronted with incomprehensible evil, americans pull together and embrace our national family more tightly. house minority leader nancy pelosi echoing those words and saying the thoughts and prayers of all members of congress are with coloradans this morning as they grapple with the random senseless act of violence that took the lives of innocent people. and colorado senator mark udall said, quote, i am deeply saddened and outraged by these...
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money to gain access to some of the nation's most powerful republicans, including house speaker john boehner, former presidential candidate ru rudy giuliani and john mccain and even president george w. bush. but when he was transferred to ohio to face charges, the man authorities believed to be thompson signed in to prison as mister x, leading ofgs ining of believe he was hiding something more. >> major fraud fugitives. >> u.s. marshal peter elliott said by simply searching the internet he found an fbi wanted posted for a similar-looking man, john donald cody, harvard educated attorney who mysterious disappeared from his arizona law practice in 1984 and was later indicted in four counts of estate fraud. original wanted posters described a man without tear ducts. former landlady was called who said her one-time tenant left behind something unusual, two big bottles of eye drops. >> it's said that he had no tear ducts, that he had to use eye drops all the time. in my world, in our world, one and one equals two. >> reporter: also left behind in that apartment, one dvd. >> it's been a while since
money to gain access to some of the nation's most powerful republicans, including house speaker john boehner, former presidential candidate ru rudy giuliani and john mccain and even president george w. bush. but when he was transferred to ohio to face charges, the man authorities believed to be thompson signed in to prison as mister x, leading ofgs ining of believe he was hiding something more. >> major fraud fugitives. >> u.s. marshal peter elliott said by simply searching the...
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house speaker john boehner said he's willing to deal too but want the funds to come from closing tax loopholes not raising tax rates. >> everyone wants to get our economy moving again. everyone wants to get more americans back to work again. raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> reporter: the president says he's not whetted to every detail of the plan but two days after his election he says americans agree with his approach. now he has to convince republicans he has that mandate. >>> so just how much of a threat is the fiscal cliff and what are the chances of an agreement to avoid a potentially dire consequence? steve rattner is a leader of the nonpartisan group campaign to fix the debt. he oversaw the auto industry bailout for the obama administration. steven, welcome. the stakes here are quite high for the average american family 90% of the country is going see a tax hike. you might see them if you're in an average income household go up $2 $3,000. what are the chances in your view that a deal actually gets done on this? >>
house speaker john boehner said he's willing to deal too but want the funds to come from closing tax loopholes not raising tax rates. >> everyone wants to get our economy moving again. everyone wants to get more americans back to work again. raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> reporter: the president says he's not whetted to every detail of the plan but two days after his election he says americans agree with his approach....
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. >> john boehner sent a proposal that offers more than $2 trillion in deficit reductions but no tax increase. >> he will not sign an extension of the bush era tax cuts for the top 2%. >> folks worried about the fiscal cliff, are you like me? are you worried about it and have no idea what it is? >> according to state tv iran's revolutionary guard captured a u.s. drone after it entered the iriranian air space over the persian gulf. >> but u.s. navy official says there are no missing drones. >> prince william and his wife katherine, expecting their first child. >> after the duchess was admitted to hospital. >> that child could grow up to be one of the most powerful unemployed people in the world. >> a search is under way in new york for a man accused of pushing another man to his death in the subway. >>> rg3, he made opportunities. >> 17-16 washington redskins. >> all that -- >> why don't you shut up? >> you are an embarrassment. >> please shut up. just shut up. >> you shut up. >> that got annoying at the end. >>> and all that matters. >> let the speculation begin. will and katherine a
. >> john boehner sent a proposal that offers more than $2 trillion in deficit reductions but no tax increase. >> he will not sign an extension of the bush era tax cuts for the top 2%. >> folks worried about the fiscal cliff, are you like me? are you worried about it and have no idea what it is? >> according to state tv iran's revolutionary guard captured a u.s. drone after it entered the iriranian air space over the persian gulf. >> but u.s. navy official says...
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. >>> this morning, house speaker john boehner underlines the republican view at a conference in washington, saying that key tax cuts for only the middle class would hurt the country's economic recovery. >> by raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000, half of those people who are going to be taxed are small business people. and while y would we want to tae people that create jobs in this country makes no sense. >> the president will put his tax plan to voters in iowa this morning. mitt romney campaigning in colorado. >> as bill plante reports issue the former massachusetts governor is now winning the financial race by a wide margin. those numbers just coming out this week. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning across the west. you know, for two months now, the republicans and mitt romney have taken in more money than the president and the democrats. this raises the possibility that this president up until now the most prodigious fundraiser in politics could be the first to be outspent and outraised by his opponent. in june, the president raised $71 millio
. >>> this morning, house speaker john boehner underlines the republican view at a conference in washington, saying that key tax cuts for only the middle class would hurt the country's economic recovery. >> by raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000, half of those people who are going to be taxed are small business people. and while y would we want to tae people that create jobs in this country makes no sense. >> the president will put his tax plan to voters in...
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will not fly in the congress. >> well, listen, speaker boehner, mr. ryan hopefully will actually listen to the ideas tonight. these are ideas, many of them traditionally have been embraced by members of both parties that are common sense ideas. having the wealthy pay their fair share is something more and more republicans are actually gravitating to and invest where we need to. last year it was a tough year. a lot of gridlock. a lot of partisanship. we were able to pass a trade deal that enabled us to sell fords and chevys in south korea. we made some progress. there's no question that as the american people look in that chamber tonight, they don't want a repeat of last year. even though this is an election year, we have to find every opportunity to make progress, not just on the economy as a whole, but also specifically how do we strengthen the middle class. i think there are some areas we can work together. >> one issue will be tax reform. as you know, fairness has been a theme that the president has articulated in kansas. is an effective 14 or 15%
will not fly in the congress. >> well, listen, speaker boehner, mr. ryan hopefully will actually listen to the ideas tonight. these are ideas, many of them traditionally have been embraced by members of both parties that are common sense ideas. having the wealthy pay their fair share is something more and more republicans are actually gravitating to and invest where we need to. last year it was a tough year. a lot of gridlock. a lot of partisanship. we were able to pass a trade deal that...
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laughter ] >> at the end of the day, has your husband ever come home and said to you, "oh, that john boehner, what an idiot?" >> it has never happened. never. never. he is always upbeat, particularly about congress. >> she's got a great sense of humor. and then i heard that president barack obama is going to be on the mew sri eent rouge. she said somebody walked up to her and said can i ask you a question? she thought they were going to ask for an autograph. they said could you hand me the so and so at the top shelf? >> they asked her to reach the detergent. >> so she's tall. even michelle obama goes out incognito. >> well less than 8 months from texting today. tax return fraud is a growing problem. >> how big of a problem? well, the irs received more than 2 million bogus returns last year, returns filed by thieves who had stolen people's identity. senior correspondent john miller reports now on victims who are devastated by the crime. >> reporter: so what was caitlin like? >> she was the most beautiful little girl. she was just laid back. she was happy. i mean, she hardly ever cries. >> in
laughter ] >> at the end of the day, has your husband ever come home and said to you, "oh, that john boehner, what an idiot?" >> it has never happened. never. never. he is always upbeat, particularly about congress. >> she's got a great sense of humor. and then i heard that president barack obama is going to be on the mew sri eent rouge. she said somebody walked up to her and said can i ask you a question? she thought they were going to ask for an autograph. they...
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needs to get back to its base and would be more successful if it focused on the economy, which john boehner was pushing toward yesterday. >> i think governor romney reflected that in his statement. he said it's a sensitive issue. he didn't talk about what people should believe but in terms of what he believed. for me personally, i favor marriage between a man and woman but said i won't make a dig deal out of this. that's really why romney is a good candidate for the republican party. this is not something he'll make a big issue out of. he shouldn't. it will work for or against the president on its own. republicans should stay the heck out of it. >> speaking of mitt romney because as we started this you were talking a little bit about for it and then against it and then for it again with president obama. you said last year talking about romney you never saw a guy change his position so many times so fast on a dime. >> i saw someone who changes it even faster. i think president obama doing this can moderate some of that criticism of mitt romney because it will be hard for the president to say
needs to get back to its base and would be more successful if it focused on the economy, which john boehner was pushing toward yesterday. >> i think governor romney reflected that in his statement. he said it's a sensitive issue. he didn't talk about what people should believe but in terms of what he believed. for me personally, i favor marriage between a man and woman but said i won't make a dig deal out of this. that's really why romney is a good candidate for the republican party. this...
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so john boehner and the republicans are right in the terms of the politics of this. there may be a reason that europe is causing the u.s. economy weakness, but in terms of what voters want, they look to the president to come up with solutions. >> john dickerson, thanks. >>> here in new york, police have turned up possible new evidence in the etan patz case. investigators searched the home of pedro hernandez who confessed to killing 6-year-old etan in 1979. they found a toy and children's clothing that appear to be from the same time as the boy disappeared. senior correspondent john miller joins us from washington. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. >> quickly tell us a little bit more, john, about what was found and what you think this means. >> reporter: what was found were a couple of clothing items, specifically a pair of black pants, apparently short pants, and a matchbox toy, a matchbox vehicle, one of those little cars that kids collect. >> do police believe that these had once belonged to etan? >> reporter: well, they went in with a search wa
so john boehner and the republicans are right in the terms of the politics of this. there may be a reason that europe is causing the u.s. economy weakness, but in terms of what voters want, they look to the president to come up with solutions. >> john dickerson, thanks. >>> here in new york, police have turned up possible new evidence in the etan patz case. investigators searched the home of pedro hernandez who confessed to killing 6-year-old etan in 1979. they found a toy and...
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. >> hat do you make of when you hear the speaker, john boehner over the weekend say we haven't made any progress at all. we're at a stalemate. does that worry you? >> well, i think it's clearly coming together on a joint solution and there's going to be a lot of gives and takes. but it will take everybody working together both on the revenue side and -- >> ceo of ford when you hear about the fiscal cliff and what it can do in terms of raising taxes on middle class families, even obviously wealthier individuals your concerned about sales? >> this is really an important question because, you know, clearly the actions that congress put in place to deal with the fiscal cliff is very important because if those actions actually took place then it clearly has a big impact on purchase decisions for all of us and clearly would slow down the economy. so we really do need to come together with a joint solution. >> alan mulally, jim farley, thank you. >> lincoln. >> yeah. all right. charlie -- >> very competitive business. >> nasa is an interesting story that we're talking about too this mornin
. >> hat do you make of when you hear the speaker, john boehner over the weekend say we haven't made any progress at all. we're at a stalemate. does that worry you? >> well, i think it's clearly coming together on a joint solution and there's going to be a lot of gives and takes. but it will take everybody working together both on the revenue side and -- >> ceo of ford when you hear about the fiscal cliff and what it can do in terms of raising taxes on middle class families,...
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here is what john boehner said to me in an interview last week. >> the president knows that we have an agreement and they can try to penal the story any way they want but we have an agreement until the president decided to violate the agreement and ask for $400 billion in higher taxes. it wasn't about my members, it wasn't about -- i was willing to risk my speakership to make this happen because i thought it was the right thing for the country and i would do -- and i would go to the table and go at this again, because america cannot continue to go down this path of this spiraling debt crisis that is almost like a wet blanket that is hanging over the economy. >> there is the speaker of the house of representatives. tell me how you see this and how this emerging issue of the economy will play out and whether the president is right or is the speaker right in terms of the failure to have washington do something constructive about the economy? >> first of all, the speaker is right that this is a wet blanket hanging over everything. they haven't fixed it. and i'm writing a book about preside
here is what john boehner said to me in an interview last week. >> the president knows that we have an agreement and they can try to penal the story any way they want but we have an agreement until the president decided to violate the agreement and ask for $400 billion in higher taxes. it wasn't about my members, it wasn't about -- i was willing to risk my speakership to make this happen because i thought it was the right thing for the country and i would do -- and i would go to the table...
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. >> bob woodward has a book coming out and he writes in your last call with speaker boehner when the grand bargain was failing, that you were gripped with, quote, a flash of pure fewer rye ri furry and one of the people in the room thought you were going to break the receiver. is that true? >> i don't know if i was going to break the receiver. i wasn't happy. the reason i wasn't happy, because i understood what was at stake. last summer what we saw was a willingness on the part of some house republicans to potentially see the united states default on its obligations for the first time which could have undone all the repair work that we had done coming out of the financial crisis, and we could have been right back where we were in 2007-2008. >> it's interesting in this bob woodward book that has revelations that the president wants to break the receiver. he called at 5:30 to break off the talks. at 6:00 he was in the proofing room and he looked mad. >> couldn't find the grand bargain, now we're looking at the fiscal cliff. can they do it again with whoever the president is in 2013. >>
. >> bob woodward has a book coming out and he writes in your last call with speaker boehner when the grand bargain was failing, that you were gripped with, quote, a flash of pure fewer rye ri furry and one of the people in the room thought you were going to break the receiver. is that true? >> i don't know if i was going to break the receiver. i wasn't happy. the reason i wasn't happy, because i understood what was at stake. last summer what we saw was a willingness on the part of...
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because earlier this week, we had the speaker, john boehner, saying that he was optimistic. now he's saying no substantial progress has been made. it seems like the two sides don't trust each other. and the republicans were angry that there weren't some real cuts on the line. >> well, you know, i think you're right. but, i mean, i think this time is a replay of the last time. and i think the last time was a row play of the time before that. i mean, these things just go on and on and on. they are not really negotiating yet. this deal will be done when it's done. and until then not much has happened. this is all show. this is all talking. they're not down to the heart of it yet. >> what about those people who say let the fiscal cliff happen? go over the cliff and see what happens and what political advantage we can gain from that? >> i can't imagine -- i can't imagine when it finally gets down to it that rational people would let that happen. i mean, to throw the country into a recession, which you almost would certainly have. to have these draco nian cuts. you would have cuts
because earlier this week, we had the speaker, john boehner, saying that he was optimistic. now he's saying no substantial progress has been made. it seems like the two sides don't trust each other. and the republicans were angry that there weren't some real cuts on the line. >> well, you know, i think you're right. but, i mean, i think this time is a replay of the last time. and i think the last time was a row play of the time before that. i mean, these things just go on and on and on....
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. >> on the house side that's clear that boehner is send inging a message to fellow republicans on the house, we've got to make extra steps that we didn't before? >> i think that's true and i think the president has responded by saying i'm not wedded to the idea of tax rate increases. i'll settle for more revenue, if that's the -- if that's what i can get. >> yuf got senyou've got senators reid and mcconnell. >> it was like arranging the peace talk ss. it wasn't easy. >> were they as uncomfortable as they look sitting next to each other? >> yes. >> yeah? >> yes. >> what did you learn from that? >> what can you say? they don't strike me as two guys that are going to sit down in a room over a whiskey and kind of work things out. they're very locked in their way s and they are both political tacticians. that's what they do. >> they are brilliant political tacticians. they are both good at what they do in outmaneuvering one another. they're so politically far apart. why should we expect a compromise bill to happen? >> i think the future of the party of republican party very much depends on
. >> on the house side that's clear that boehner is send inging a message to fellow republicans on the house, we've got to make extra steps that we didn't before? >> i think that's true and i think the president has responded by saying i'm not wedded to the idea of tax rate increases. i'll settle for more revenue, if that's the -- if that's what i can get. >> yuf got senyou've got senators reid and mcconnell. >> it was like arranging the peace talk ss. it wasn't easy....